Our Team

Jolt Energy Technologies

Jolt Energy Technologies was formed in 2015 by Tom Guarr and Jack Johnson with the goal of revolutionizing the field of energy storage. Jolt is based in West Michigan at MSU Bioeconomy Institute.

Tom Guarr

Chief Scientist

Ph.D.: University of Rochester (Chemistry)Postdoc: California Institute of TechnologyPrevious:– Director of R & D, Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute– Vice President, Chemical Research and Aerospace Technology, Gentex Corporation– Associate Professor, University of Kentucky

Tom has over 20 years of experience in designing organic materials that are sufficiently robust to meet the demanding requirements of real-world applications. He helped develop the chemistry that now forms the basis for millions of self-dimming rearview mirrors sold each year as well as the electrochromic windows on all Boeing 787 Dreamliners. He currently holds over 65 US patents and co-founded Jolt in order to revolutionize the field of electrical energy storage.